Improved bed-frame



llttitedj States @that demise,

Lette/rs Patent No. 101,327, dated March 29, 1870.

IMPROVE!) BED-FRAME.

`The Schedule referred to in Vtheme Letters Patent and making part of the sama To all whom it may conce-rn Be it known that I, SAMUEL SPRINGER, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State oflllinois have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Frames; and I do' hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making a part of this specication, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame;

`Figure 2 a transverse section of two ofthe sections Figure '3 a partial longitudinal section, and

Figure 4 a perspective view of one section.

lhe object of my invention is to provide a bed so made in longitudinal sections that it can .be readily separated into two, three, or more beds when desired forI use, and when not in use so that it can be put together again and only occupy the space of an ordinary bedstead, and so that 'the upper one may be used without separating its sections; and

Its nature consists in so constructing a bed-frame and connecting its parts that it may be used as a single bed, or separated into two, three, "or more beds, as may be desired.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use vmy improvements, Iwill proceed to describe the same.

The head and foot-boards A are made alike, and are made vof the ordinary length, and about teninches wide.

The side boards B are also iliade of the usual length, and from six to eight inches wide, they being left somewhat narrower than the head and foot-boards for the purpose of ventilation.

' The posts D are of any suitable size, and at the upper ends are out away, as shown at a, and at the lower ends have a projection, l, which tits into a, when the sections 1, 2, and 3 are placed together and opei'-, ate as legs for keeping the frame above the floor when the sections are separated, as shown at iig. 3.

I use the ordinary fastenings for securing the side boards or rails to the post. Ihe fastenings maybe made to connect directly with the head and footboards, and strong dowels or smaller posts, fastened into the corners and'projecting below the frame, may be used in place of the posts shown.

Slats, C, or other suitable supports for the bedding, are placed in each section of the frame, and secured thereto in any of the well-known modes.- v

I usually make this frame plain, and of cheap niaterial, as its use is mainly confined to such places as have a scarcity of room, or temporary accommodations only are required, such as camp-meetings,

barracks, and hotels in times of fairs or conventions,l

and small houses occupied by large families. They are not much more expensive than bunks and are much superior in use, as when put away they occupy less space, and when in use are spread out so as to be as comfortable as ordinary beds, and, as the beds are made before being placed together, the clothing is much more easily handled andl evenlyfinade up.

In the frame shown, the lower sectionthas no provision at the bottom for interlacing with the other sections, and it is not necessary; but usually it will be'found best to make these all alike, so that no care will be required in putting them up.

Having thusfully described my improved bed-frame,

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let.- ters Patentxisj Af'b'ed-frame made in longitudinal sections, and so connected that the said frame may be used asa sin gle bedstead orbe separated into two ,or more, substantially as and for the purposes specified. j

' SAMUEL SPRINGER.

NVitnesses L. L. BOND, O. W. BON-D. 

